I made sous-vide chicken for the first time, and it was shockingly easy to achieve restaurant-quality results

I attempted to make sous-vide chicken for the first time.Lucien Formichella

• I tried using a sous-vide method for juicier, better chicken at home.
• The technique is super easy, basically just throwing things in a bag and placing it in water.

My parents were early adopters of the sous-vide trend, and I quickly realized how easy it made slow-cooking meats.

The cooking technique involves placing food in a sealable bag and dropping it in water set to a specific temperature via a sous-vide cooker.

When I heard that it can produce perfect chicken results, I was instantly intrigued. We all know groceries are expensive right now, so unlocking a surefire way to never end up with dry, bland chicken is extremely valuable to me.

I typically only make chicken when I have the time to babysit it, and even then, I worry about it drying out. If this method works, it could completely shake up my diet.

I found a recipe from chef J. Kenji López-Alt on Serious Eats and got to work.